James Suckling - September 2023 – 95 PTS
Black cherries and flowers, such as roses on the nose. Medium to full body with firm, silky tannins and a clear finish. Very al dente. Drink after 2027.

Kerin O’Keefe – November 2023 – 95 PTS & #62 Top 100 Wines of 2023
Forest floor, camphor, new leather and wild rose aromas come to the forefront on the lovely 2019 Brunello from Il Palazzone along with whiffs of spice. Smooth and juicy, the savory palate features ripe raspberry, cherry, star anise, hints of chocolate and a cool graphite note alongside enveloping, polished tannins. Fresh acidity keeps it balanced. Drink 2028–2039. Abv: 14% Kerin O’Keefe November 2023 ©kerinokeefe.com

Winecritic.com – October 2023 – 95 PTS (Raffaele Vecchione)
Solid and centred in its sensory profile, it displays notes of pink grapefruit, tangerine peel, flint, orange juice, red plums and wild strawberries. Medium-full body, perfectly ripe tannins and a harmonious and balanced finish that makes progressive smoothness its best weapon. Best since 2025.

Vinous – November 2023 – 94 PTS (Eric Guido)
The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino is an understated beauty, slowly blossoming with rose petals, cedary spice and dried strawberries. It’s silky-smooth and pliant with a hint of sweet spice up front that gives way tie ripe red and blue fruits all carried across a wave of silken textures. Youthful tension slowly builds as mounting tannins tug at the cheeks and a cranberry crunchiness forms, yet all the while, residual acidity maintains perfect balance. Don’t let this seductress fool you, for all of her youthful charms, the best is yet to come. Drinking window 2025-2034

Jancis Robinson – October 2023 – 17 ++ PTS (Walter Speller)
Mid to deep ruby. Compact, youthful, perfumed red-fruit nose with hints of spice and minerally, salty notes. Focused, sleek, tangy fruit with jewel-like acidity and tightly knit tannins on the palate.

Tony Wood–February 2024 – 94 PTS
Intense ruby red in colour. Old English red rose petal, violet, floral underbrush and menthol, complete the aromatic introduction. Bing cherry, loganberry, plum, Eastern spice, lead pencil, distant mocha and powdered dark chocolate. Zesty acidity is interwoven with fine polished tannins. Great length and balance.

Decanter –November 2023 – 94 PTS (Michaela Morris)
This Brunello is an assemblage of plots in two distinct sectors: fruit from Montalcino’s warmer, southeastern reaches near Castelnuovo dell’Abate gives density and mid-palate weight with grainy, mouth-filling tannins, while the cooler, more elevated sites around the town of Montalcino itself seem to brighten and lift the whole. From start to finish, the enchanting perfumes of the vintage pervade. Juniper, cedar, pressed rose and candied mint follow through to the palate, where juicy watermelon and strawberry take hold. It finishes with an appetising bitter herbal twistm, and while this is hard to resist, another year in the bottle will bring further cohesion.